Neurocognitive functioning in women presenting with undifferentiated somatoform disorders in Oman

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-564

  Al Adawi, Samir ^a   Al Zakwani, Ibrahim ^b   Obeid, Yousif A ^a   Zaidan, Ziad ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arab; cross cultural; neurocognitive functioning; Oman; unidentifiable physical illnesses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOOD; OMAN; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNDIFFERENTIATED SOMATOFORM DISORDER; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OMAN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957363432     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02117.x     Document Type: Article

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